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Financial Planning at the Onset of Federal Retirement

01/11/2024
Learn the importance of managing income in the first several months after retiring from the...

High-Three Average Salary Calculation for Federal Employees

01/10/2024
“Federal employees who retire from federal service will receive a guaranteed pension in the form...

2024 GSA Gas Reimbursement Rates Recently Released

01/08/2024
For feds who use privately owned vehicles, some reimbursement rates rose while others dipped depending...

Changes to the TSP and IRAs Effective in 2024

01/03/2024
SECURE Act 2.0 Legislation Affecting the TSP and IRAs Starting January 1, 2024 SECURE Act...

2024 TSP Contribution Limits: Choose Your Amount

12/21/2023
Time to think about your 2024 contributions – for younger feds and those closer to...

What to Expect in the First Year of Retirement from Federal Service

12/20/2023
Taking a glance at the first year of your federal retirement. What happens in the...

FEGLI Living Benefits: It’s All Basic

12/18/2023
FEGLI living benefits allow covered individuals take FEGLI money while still alive The benefits can...
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Inspector General at OPM says Retirement Services Needs Improvement

12/13/2023
OPM IG released report saying retirement services division still needs to improve Cases with no...

FERS Disability Retirement vs Social Security Disability Benefits for Feds

12/04/2023
Learn how social security disability benefits differ from federal disability retirement. Disability retirement is considered...

FEHB Highlights: Coordinating Benefits with Other Types of Coverage

11/29/2023
Our deep dive into the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program continues with examining how...

TSP Withdrawal Rules After Retirement

11/24/2023
STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer goes over the tax limitations of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)....

FEHB Open Season Decision Time (Part 2): Enrollment Types

11/22/2023
Enrollment Types and Tax Savings Associated with the FEHB Program During the current Federal Employees...

Why FEHB Enrollees May Want to Take Second Look at Medicare Part D

11/15/2023
Inflation Reduction Act makes FEHB enrollees able to benefit from Medicare part D. 17 FEHB...

Social Security for Feds: Understanding the Earnings Test

11/15/2023
Understanding the earnings test for both social security retirement benefits and the FERS special retirement...

TSP Contributions, COLA Update, and Shutdown News

11/07/2023
The roundup of news for federal workers. Learn about the SECURE Act 2.0, proposed legislation...

FEHB Highlights: Calculating the Daily Rate

11/02/2023
We continue exploring the FEHB handbook as the upcoming open season looms. OPM’s FEHB Handbook...

3 Recently Introduced Bills that Would Impact Federal Employees

11/01/2023
Three pieces of legislation have been introduced in the House. The topics include FERS participants,...

An Annuity That Can Help Lower TSP & Traditional IRA RMDs

10/30/2023
Learn about an annuity that can help reduce required minimum distributions (RMDs) Many individuals are...

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